Sex-ed should be up to parents

I would like to respond to Kaylahjo Pulscher's letter, titled “Abstinence-only message won't work.”

I am concerned that once again the schools are supposed to parent children. What happened to parents teaching their children values? Trying to teach values without some deep belief system is fruitless. Would Pulscher allow a teacher to impart whatever value system they have on their child?

What happened to parents teaching their children that they have enough self-value not to give themselves away cheaply? Have children changed so much that they can't absorb the fact that giving their body to someone does not translate to love?

No, parenting, or the lack thereof, has changed enough that parents no longer have a relationship with their children deep enough to affect their lives.

My dear Ms. Pulscher, if you want your child educated about sex correctly, do it yourself.

Charles Peraino

Cary